80 Frozen on the Rooftop
◎The Secret of a Famous Family◎
"Haha." Hanano Chiheko laughed dryly. "That's my relative, also recovering in this hospital. Isn't that a coincidence?"
Shibata Masami looked at Hanano Chiheko for a moment, then smiled brightly, "What a coincidence, I thought so too."
Hanano Chiheko patted Shibata Masakazu on the shoulder and said, "Ah, we have survived a great disaster and there will be good fortune in the future. You can always be right if you trust me."
"Of course." Shibata Masakazu looked at Hanano Chiheko. "After all, we're close friends. I'll believe whatever you say."
For some reason, Hanano Chiheko felt a sense of guilt in her heart.
The feeling of sitting on pins and needles was not pleasant. Hanano Chiheko stood up and said, "Well... you should get some rest. I'll come see you next time."
"Well, go ahead. I know you're busy." Shibata Masakazu smiled and watched Hanano Chiheko leave.
After Chihoko Hanano walked away, Mrs. Aoki walked out from the corner and entered the ward.
When Shibata Masaichi saw the person coming, the smile in his eyes disappeared.
Mrs. Aoki said gently, "It's time to change the medicine."
Chihoko Hanano strolled around the corridor dejectedly for a while, then took out her cell phone out of habit.
Looking at the broken screen, Chihoko Hanano immediately decided to go to the mall before reporting for work, just to relax.
The Mika Shopping Mall was still bustling. After Chihoko Hanano bought a mobile phone, she went to visit the small commodity shops and clothing stores on the lower floor.
As soon as Hanano Chiheko walked in, the busy store manager saw her clothes and his eyes lit up. He hurried over to greet her, "Miss, are you a regular customer?"
Hanano Chihoko stared at the clerk's face and recalled, "You are... the clerk who recommended four sets of clothes to me before?"
The store manager was always good at recognizing people, but he had never seen Chihoko Hanano.
Logically speaking, it is impossible for her to forget such a memorable moment of buying four sets of clothes at one time.
Could it be...
The store manager asked, "Did the young lady come on the weekend before January when it was particularly busy?"
"Yes." Hanano Chiheko immediately remembered the police car she had seen and asked, "Did something happen at the mall that day?"
"Well..." The store manager knew that it would be bad to reveal this kind of thing to the customers, so he hesitated immediately.
"A murder occurred that day."
A cold female voice sounded behind Hanano Chiheko. Hanano Chiheko's heart trembled and she turned around to look.
Harada Emi appeared in front of Hanano Chihoko so freshly, and there were even several tall bodyguards wearing sunglasses following her.
Hanano Chiheko was on full alert. "What do you want to do?"
Harada Emi saw Hanano Chiheko's reaction and chuckled, "Of course we come to the mall to buy things."
Then Harada Emi walked past Hanano Chiheko in her high heels and looked at the clothes in the store. "This, this, this, and this, this, and that set over there, pack them all for me."
Chihoko Hanano's eyes were always on Emi Harada. When she saw the "person's" injuries, she quickly thought of the injuries of Gin and Shoichi Shibata.
Her mood, which had finally eased a little, suddenly fell to the bottom. Chihoko Hanano turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the bodyguard standing at the door of the store.
Hanano Chihoko ran out of patience and turned to look directly at Harada Emi. "Is this what you call 'buying things'?"
Harada Emi paused, looked at Hanano Chiheko, and said with a clear purpose: "Besides buying things, I also want to chat with you. Can I borrow a few minutes of your time?"
Harada Emi's words were tactful and sincere. Hanano Chiheko looked at Harada Emi for a while, and finally said, "Okay, but only you."
Harada Emi nodded without surprise: "Of course, I don't want anyone else to know what I want to say to you."
On the rooftop of the shopping mall, Hanano Chiheko and Harada Emi stood facing each other, "If you have something to say, say it quickly."
"Don't be so fierce." Harada Emi walked to the railing and looked at the bustling traffic below. "That incident was Harada Masamichi's own fault. Actually, I found you because I just wanted to be friends with you."
friend?
For the first time, Hanano Chihoko felt resistance to this word. "How can I be friends with the person who took over the power of the Harada family?"
Harada Emi smiled sarcastically, "I'm just a stepping stone paving the way for Harada Masamichi, the eldest son. If I make even the slightest mistake one day, both the organization and the Harada family will immediately drive me underfoot."
Hanano Chihoko was surprised for a moment when she heard this. What Harada Emi said was indeed a secret that should not be known to a third person.
Hanano Chiheko subconsciously asked: "Why are you telling me this?"
"Why?"
Harada Emi repeated it, as if asking herself, "I don't know."
"What?" A big question mark appeared above Hanano Chiheko's head.
Chihoko Hanano's facial expressions were too rich, and Harada Emi was inexplicably amused. The cold wind from the rooftop made her cough slightly.
Just by looking at her like this, Hanano Chiheko had the illusion that the icy beauty Harada Emi would be blown down the stairs by the wind in the next moment.
"Maybe it's envy."
Harada Emi finally found the answer and stared at Hanano Chiheko, "I envy your skilled martial arts skills and healthy body when kicking people. I envy that you don't have a bastard brother who wishes you would die soon but still has to clean up his mess. I envy..."
Harada Emi suddenly paused and stopped talking.
Hanano Chiheko was inexplicably touched. She couldn't control her background, but she could control the former. "Actually, I also developed this through training. A year ago, I was as weak as you. If you want to train, it's never too late."
"Thank you for your suggestion." Harada Emi's expression drifted away for a moment, and she subconsciously turned the bracelet on her wrist.
"In any case, welcome to bid farewell to the light and come to this hell of an organization."
While saying such horrible words, Harada Emi looked at Hanano Chiheko with anticipation, as if she was looking at a companion who had been waiting for a long time.
Chihoko Hanano felt complicated for a moment and didn't know what to say.
"You have a really sharp tongue."
Chihoko Hanano's final evaluation of Emi Harada earned Emi Harada's nod of approval.
Before leaving, Hanano Chiheko suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Harada Emi, "What about the murder case you mentioned earlier?"
Harada Emi said: "That was a transaction task of the organization, and the top management was also involved."
Although I had witnessed Gin killing people before, Chihoko Hanano was now in the organization, and when I heard about the killing in the organization, the feeling was even more thrilling.
It seems as if the murderer was Chihoko Hanano.
Hanano Chiheko was strangely quiet for a moment. Harada Emi, who was skilled in observing people's words and expressions, noticed it and walked past Hanano Chiheko. "Don't worry, you will have plenty of time in the future... to slowly get used to death."
I don’t know if it was the effect of Harada Emi’s words before she left, but Hanano Chihoko shivered in the cold wind on the rooftop.
"Ah, a-choo!"
Can you catch a cold just by going to the rooftop?
Chihoko Hanano sneezed several times in front of the police station, and looked at the back of the policeman who was helping her find someone with a look of despair on her face.
After a while, Hanano Chiheko saw Matsuda Jinpei slowing down his pace and walking out leisurely.
"Is there something?" Matsuda Jinpei still spoke in a calm tone, and it was obvious that the previous quarrel was not in vain.
Chihoko Hanano vaguely felt that Jinpei Matsuda's curly hair seemed a little messier than usual.
Was there any urgent task just now?
Hanano Chiheko asked, "What were you doing just now?"
"What else can you do during lunch break? Just sit in the office." Jinpei Matsuda didn't understand why Chihoko Hanano suddenly asked this.
Hanano Chiheko was puzzled for a moment, then she remembered the purpose of her visit and stopped worrying. "If you're not busy, I'd like to treat you to something delicious?"
Seeing Hanano Chihoko's unusually good attitude, Matsuda Jinpei glanced up, "Can you... be so kind?"
"Ah." Hanano Chiheko turned around regretfully, "Since you don't believe me, I'll have to go eat it myself."
"Wait!" Before he finished speaking, Jinpei Matsuda had already grabbed Chihoko Hanano's arm.
Hanano Chiheko sneered inwardly, turned around to look at Matsuda Jinpei, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Just as Jinpei Matsuda was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of his colleague behind him looking at them.
Matsuda Jinpei immediately realized that something was wrong and dragged Hanano Chihoko away without saying a word.
"Hey hey hey, you change too quickly!" Before Hanano Chiheko could finish her words, she was dragged away by Matsuda Jinpei.
The cherry trees next to the police station were in full bloom. Chihoko Hanano sat on an open-air bench, crossed her legs, and squinted her eyes, watching the cherry blossoms fall on her knees. She felt a long-lost peace and tranquility in her heart.
"Tell me, what exactly do you want from me?" Matsuda Jinpei asked as he stood in front of Hanano Chiheko.
【Author’s words】
A new stage is finally about to begin! [burst into tears]
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